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Keeleaspis pustula

Artiopoda - Ptychopariida - Solenopleuridae

Taxonomy
Keeleaspis pustula was named by Fritz (1972). Its type specimen is GSC 27268, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sekwi Formation - collection 73039, which is in a Cambrian marine limestone in the Sekwi Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Keeleaspis pustula Fritz p. 51 figs. Pl. 7, figs 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderPtychopariidaSwinnerton 1915
familySolenopleuridaeAngelin 1854
genusKeeleaspisFritz 1972
speciespustula

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Keeleaspis pustula Fritz 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: low-level epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 04:35:04
Modified: 2009-12-19 06:35:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: Early/Lower Cambrian or 538.80000 to 506.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Keeleaspis pustula (156147 156150 156156 156157 156158 type locality: 156159)